Welcome to the Bismarck Santa Fun Run/Walk 5K.

Welcome to the colorful, festive 5th Annual Santa Run on Saturday, December 8.

Have a jolly good time donning a Santa Suit and racing around the beautiful North Dakota State Capitol grounds. Smiles and high fives abound! In the spirit of giving, every 100th adult entry will receive a special prize. Register early. There’s only room for 500 racing Santas. HO! HO! HO! ...Over the Snow We Go!

The Santa Run is organized to raise awareness of addiction issues in our community and to raise money for entities assisting individuals in recovery. Every registrant is invited to a pre-race reception on Friday, December 7, at the Heritage Center and a special showing of the award-winning, inspirational documentary film “Skid Row Marathon”. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Craig Mitchell will talk about the life-changing Midnight Mission Running Club on L.A.’s notorious Skid Row and introduce the film that has won awards at more than a dozen film festivals. For more information on Judge Mitchell and “Skid Row Marathon” click on the links below and like “Skid Row Marathon” on Facebook.

Come run, cheer for every runner and walker, and hear the story about how two judges, two worlds apart – Bismarck and Los Angeles – are striving to restore dignity and make a difference in the lives of those in recovery from addiction.